Description: This special issue entitled „Advances in laser and surface material processing” provides a broad overview of methods of laser surface treatment and modern surface modification technologies applied to engineering materials. The articles focus mainly on the effect of processing conditions on the surface properties, structure as well as the manufacturing process optimization. The major purpose of this book is to present and discuss various problems in surface treatment technology, related to the structure and properties of various materials.

Lasers in Materials Science

Edited by: R.P. Agarwala

Online since: January 1999

Description: The use of laser science and technology in the development of materials has made significant progress due to the flexibility of control of the beam's interaction, with regard to wavelength, energy-density and interaction time, and the wide choice of interaction environments. It is difficult to think of any field of science where lasers have not left their mark in improving material properties and behaviour, or in widening material applications. Lasers have not been slow to find important uses in fields ranging from defence to medical science. Many of these aspects are discussed in this volume, by experts in the relevant field.